That's what I do. just pinch the insulated wire between a flat surface and a utility knife held at an oblique angle, and pull on the wire. This skins off one side of the insulation very quickly and makes it easy to pull off the bare copper.
Jim ________________________________ From: Jeff Sankus <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 8:31:40 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Something new (to me) about DCC Bill; Why not use 14 ga. house wire and strip the insulation? Jeff On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Bill Lane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Jim, > > I am using bare wires for the power buss because you can easily tie into it > **anywhere** with the feeder drops. I am soldering the drops to the buss > wires. Finding 14 ga bare wire is not easy now but I have found enough for > me to get the job done. All I have to do is buy it! > > I hear what you are saying about the continuous power buss. I was just > passing along what NCE told me directly about wiring practices for DCC. It > is not your Grandpop's DC anymore & several generations away from DPS > (Direct Pull String). The power buss should <<not be a continuous loop.>> > That did surprise me. I am glad you have not had any problems. But you are > probably not using a layout that is of the size where the gremlins start to > happen because of long (50 feet+) power buss lengths. At my best figuring I > am going to be right at a 100 feet circumference with 24' long straights > and > mid 50" radius turns. I will be just within limits as well. > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 > > See my finished models at: > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > Custom Train Parts Design > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > The other members are not ALL like me! > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
